xp home edition - clean install

[bear]

I wanted to reinstall and start over with xp home edition (not upgrade) so I
put in my disk and restarted, booted from cd. Setup started (blue screen)
and in a little bit got setupreg.hiv could not be loaded. Error code 32768.

What does this mean and how can I get a re install? I tried searching on
google and not much came up.

TIA

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "bear" <[email protected]>

| I wanted to reinstall and start over with xp home edition (not upgrade) so I
| put in my disk and restarted, booted from cd. Setup started (blue screen)
| and in a little bit got setupreg.hiv could not be loaded. Error code 32768.
|
| What does this mean and how can I get a re install? I tried searching on
| google and not much came up.
|
| TIA

Does the system have a SATA controller ?
If yes, you have to supply the disk controller driver whiles installing the OS.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Setup started (blue screen)
and in a little bit got setupreg.hiv could not be loaded. Error code 32768.

Original disc or a copy?

 

[Madx]

Original disc or a copy?

Original disk kept neatly in folder.

 

[Madx]

From: "bear" <[email protected]>

| I wanted to reinstall and start over with xp home edition (not upgrade)
so I
| put in my disk and restarted, booted from cd. Setup started (blue
screen)
| and in a little bit got setupreg.hiv could not be loaded. Error code
32768.
|
| What does this mean and how can I get a re install? I tried searching
on
| google and not much came up.
|
| TIA

Does the system have a SATA controller ?
If yes, you have to supply the disk controller driver whiles installing
the OS.

No SATA controller.

Asus motherboard (3 yr old) I've done it before about 18 months ago the
last time with no problem.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

How about some details about your computer?

Original disk kept neatly in folder.

 

[Madx]

How about some details about your computer?

What details do you need? Not sure where to start.
let me know if you need more then this


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name LH
System Manufacturer System Manufacturer
System Model System Name
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~1804 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4PE ACPI BIOS Revision 1007,
11/10/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name LH\Main
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 487.00 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.40 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Brand?

Could be an overflow error (memory) or something on the cd (wipe with a soft
cloth) among other things. "32768" likely is not an error code but is 32mb
and would refer to the overflow of a 32mb buffer.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Colin Barnhorst" <[email protected]>

| Brand?
|

< snip >

ASUS P4PE ACPI BIOS Revision 1007

 

[Script]

Did you try more than once?
Dirt/fingerprint on CD or dusty CD player lens is a prime suspect.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Original disk kept neatly in folder.

The only thing I've found with that file and error info deals with a
bad copy, or a bad cd.

 

[Madx]

Did you try more than once?
Dirt/fingerprint on CD or dusty CD player lens is a prime suspect.

Okay I'll wipe the cd and try a different cd drive (will an external usb cd
drive work to reinstall xp)

If that doesn't work and my original cd is damaged is there anyway to get it
replaced?

It has no brand just a generic computer I put together.

 

[Ruth]

you might want to try replacing CDRom drive. messy but, maybe there's just a
bit of a problem with it not quite being able to read the CD, or try another
boot CD to try and narrow down the problem.

 

[bear]

I used a cd cleaner and wiped the cd and now it is reading and installing as
it should. Thanks all for your help and patience.

Sorry about the 2 names i'm using my sons laptop.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

That's the hal.dll file for the mobo, not the brand of the computer. Is it
home made?

 

[Gordon]

Original disc or a copy?

And why would that make a difference?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Because on searching online this issue has shown to be related to the disc.
The OP has now reported that it was in this case, as he reported later in
this thread,

"I used a cd cleaner and wiped the cd and now it is reading and installing
as
it should. Thanks all for your help and patience."